xanthophore differentiation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0050936
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a xanthophore cell. Xanthophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain pteridine and/or carotenoid pigments in structures called pterinosomes or xanthosomes. This makes them yellow to orange in appearance. [ GOC:jid GOC:mh http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11858836 ]
Synonyms: xanthophore cell differentiation
Term info
Note that this term refers to xanthophores in the sense of specialized pigment-producing cells, and should not be confused with the cellular component term 'xanthophore ; GO:0031633', which refers to a subcellular structure.
biological_process
GO:0050936